Tug heads for vessel on the rocks
(Picture Craig Taylor)
The Orkney based Coastguard tug is heading for the west coast of Scotland this morning, towards the scene of a cargo ship which has gone aground north of the Isle of Mull.
Stornoway Coastguard was contacted this morning by the general cargo vessel Lysblink Seaways which was on a voyage from Belfast to Skogn in Norway when it ran aground.
The crew reported that the ship had gone aground near Kilchoan, at approximately 1.50am.
The vessel has nine people on board, and the Tobermory RNLI lifeboat has been standing by the vessel overnight.
Currently the crew remain onboard and will await tugs arriving on scene. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency tasked the emergency towing vessel Herakles, which left Hatston Pier earlier today, to proceed to the area.
According to the MCA, the vessel’s owners have appointed a salvage company and a commercial tug. There is no report of pollution.